Laura Marie Greenwood

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Laura Marie Greenwood (1897-1951), born in Philadelphia, was an American painter of portraits and still lifes (especially floral). Her medium was mostly oil on canvas and she was active in the Philadelphia area, though her work was also exhibited in New York and Washington, D.C.^[1] She studied at Temple University and La France Art Institute, as well as the Moore College of Art and Design where she graduated in 1933 (formerly the Philadelphia School of Design for Women). Her studies continued at the Barnes Foundation and with Earle Horter.

Greenwood frequently painted portraits, especially of young women, and still lifes, though she did paint a few landscapes. During her career, her brush strokes became more free and expressive. She also worked in watercolor, and was elected a member of the Philadelphia Watercolour Club and was also a member of the Plastic Club. Greenwood was also proficient in pastels. She was responsive to the trends of her time, including Regionalism.

Greenwood taught fine art and was also a lecturer on American art history.

In 2002, a slightly damaged painting of hers sold for USD $1,840.^[2] She is also sometimes known or signs as Laura M. Greenwood or Laura Greenwood or L M Greenwood or Greenwood.^[3] She was a mistress of or married to Walter B. Greenwood^[4] and connected in some way (student?) to William Gifford.^[5]